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Gregg Popovich will coach the home team, while brothers Pau and Marc Gasol will play for the World Team in the NBA's first game in Africa. Popovich, the five-time champion from the San Antonio Spurs, will guide Team Africa in the Aug. 1 game in Johannesburg, the league announced Thursday. He will be assisted on the bench by Atlanta's Mike Budenholzer, the NBA Coach of the Year and his former assistant with the Spurs, and Oklahoma City assistant Monty Williams. "When I heard about the NBA Africa Game I jumped at the chance to participate," Pau Gasol said. "The continent of Africa has a special meaning for me through my foundation. I look forward to putting on a...

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